Sognefjord

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fjord

Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, glacial landscapes, and scenic coastal villages.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sognefjorden	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fjord ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sognefjord ⓘ surface form: Sognefjorden
connectedBy	ferry routes ⓘ tourist boats ⓘ
country	Norway ⓘ
drainageBasin	mountain areas of central Southern Norway ⓘ
extendsFrom	coast of the North Sea ⓘ
extendsTo	interior valleys of Western Norway ⓘ
formedBy	glacial erosion ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	Pleistocene glaciations ⓘ
hasBranch	Aurlandsfjord ⓘ Fjordane side fjords ⓘ Lustrafjord ⓘ Nærøyfjord ⓘ
hasClimateInfluenceFrom	Gulf Stream ⓘ
hasFeature	glacially carved landscape ⓘ narrow side fjords ⓘ scenic coastal villages ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ
hasMaximumDepthNear	Vadheimsfjorden area ⓘ
hasProtectedAreaNearby	Jostedalsbreen National Park ⓘ Jotunheimen National Park ⓘ
hasTownOnShore	Balestrand ⓘ Flåm ⓘ Kaupanger ⓘ Lærdalsøyri ⓘ Sogndal ⓘ
hasTransportationHub	Flåm Railway terminus at Flåm ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageComponent	Nærøyfjord ⓘ
is	Norway’s deepest fjord ⓘ Norway’s longest fjord ⓘ
isMajor	tourist attraction in Norway ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic natural scenery ⓘ
length	about 205 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Sogn og Fjordane ⓘ surface form: Vestland county Western Norway ⓘ
maximumDepth	about 1308 metres ⓘ
namedAfter	Sogn region ⓘ
near	Jostedalsbreen glacier ⓘ
opensInto	North Sea ⓘ
partOf	Norwegian fjord system ⓘ
popularFor	fjord cruises ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
region	Sogn og Fjordane traditional district ⓘ
tourismType	nature tourism destination ⓘ
waterType	saltwater ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sognefjord → alsoKnownAs → Sognefjord ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sognefjorden

Vestland → containsFjord → Sognefjord ⓘ

Western Norway → containsFjord → Sognefjord ⓘ

Nærøyfjord → partOf → Sognefjord ⓘ